Monday, 2 October 2017

Marseille suspect had been released by police just prior to attack



PARIS – The man suspected of carrying out Sunday’s attack in the French city of Marseille, killing two people, had been arrested and then released by police two days before the incident, a source close to the police investigation said.


The source said the suspect – who went by eight different identities or aliases – was stopped by police in Lyon on Sept. 29 on suspicion of robbery. He was then released for a lack of evidence.


The suspect’s identity remained unclear, the source added.


“The murderer had eight different aliases. Each time he was stopped, he presented a different identity paper. That’s why it’s so difficult. At one moment, he says he was born in France, at another he says he was born in Algeria,” the source said.


A soldier shot the suspect dead after he had stabbed two women to death at Marseille main train station on Sunday, in what officials described as a “likely terrorist act.”



Article source: http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/East-Libyan-government-issues-retaliatory-entry-ban-against-US-citizens-506120

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